CKC1586
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GRANDMA'S APRON
This is precious. I don't think our kids know what an apron IS ..
The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for removing
hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's
tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken-coop the apron was used for carrying eggs,
fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in
the warming oven.
When company came those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy
kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her
arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over
the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that
apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After
the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the
apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how
much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her
apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will
replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.
Send this to those who would know, and love the story about
Grandma's aprons.
REMEMBER THIS!
"Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to
cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw."
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Little Johnny
A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology escourses.
She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think
you're stupid, Little Johnny?" "No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there
all by yourself!".
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Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.
"Why do you do that, mommy?" he asked. "To make myself beautiful," said his mother,
who then began removing the cream with a tissue."What's the matter?" asked Little
Johnny. "Giving up?"
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A Sunday School teacher of preschoolers was concerned that his students might be a
little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season emphasis on His birth.
He wanted to make sure they understood that the birth of Jesus occurred a long time ago,
that He grew up, etc.
So he asked his class, "Where is Jesus today?" Steven raised his hand and said, "He's in
Heaven." Mary was called on and answered, "He's in my heart."
Little Johnny, waving his hand furiously, blurted out, "I know! I know! He's in our bathroom!!!"
The whole class got very quiet, looked at the teacher, and waited for a response. The teacher
was completely at a loss for a few very long seconds.
Finally, he gathered his wits and asked Little Johnny how he knew this.
Little Johnny said, "Well...every morning, my father gets up, bangs on the bathroom door, and
yells, "Jesus Christ, are you still in there?!"
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The math teacher saw that little Johnny wasn't paying attention in class.
She called on him and said, "Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?"
Little Johnny quickly replied, "NBC, CBS, HBO and the Cartoon Network!"
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At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything,including human beings.
Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him
how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him
lying down as though he were ill, and said, "Johnny what is the matter?" Little Johnny responded, "I have a pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife."
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Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where
they saw pictures, tacked to a bulletin board, of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.
"Yes," said the policeman. "The detectives want very badly to capture him."
Little Johnny asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?
This is precious. I don't think our kids know what an apron IS ..
The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for removing
hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's
tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken-coop the apron was used for carrying eggs,
fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in
the warming oven.
When company came those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy
kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her
arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over
the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that
apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After
the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the
apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how
much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her
apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will
replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.
Send this to those who would know, and love the story about
Grandma's aprons.
REMEMBER THIS!
"Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to
cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Little Johnny
A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology escourses.
She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think
you're stupid, Little Johnny?" "No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there
all by yourself!".
********************************************************************
Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.
"Why do you do that, mommy?" he asked. "To make myself beautiful," said his mother,
who then began removing the cream with a tissue."What's the matter?" asked Little
Johnny. "Giving up?"
*********************************************************************
A Sunday School teacher of preschoolers was concerned that his students might be a
little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season emphasis on His birth.
He wanted to make sure they understood that the birth of Jesus occurred a long time ago,
that He grew up, etc.
So he asked his class, "Where is Jesus today?" Steven raised his hand and said, "He's in
Heaven." Mary was called on and answered, "He's in my heart."
Little Johnny, waving his hand furiously, blurted out, "I know! I know! He's in our bathroom!!!"
The whole class got very quiet, looked at the teacher, and waited for a response. The teacher
was completely at a loss for a few very long seconds.
Finally, he gathered his wits and asked Little Johnny how he knew this.
Little Johnny said, "Well...every morning, my father gets up, bangs on the bathroom door, and
yells, "Jesus Christ, are you still in there?!"
*****************************************************************
The math teacher saw that little Johnny wasn't paying attention in class.
She called on him and said, "Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?"
Little Johnny quickly replied, "NBC, CBS, HBO and the Cartoon Network!"
******************************************************************
At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything,including human beings.
Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him
how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him
lying down as though he were ill, and said, "Johnny what is the matter?" Little Johnny responded, "I have a pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife."
*********************************************************************
Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where
they saw pictures, tacked to a bulletin board, of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.
"Yes," said the policeman. "The detectives want very badly to capture him."
Little Johnny asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?
